Dance Film

Dive into Traces, a mythic, multi-sensory journey where art and movement blur the lines between the professional and the amateur. A crimson fan unfurls like living flesh against the foaming sea. Figurines dissolve into its curling veil as waves crash into white, echoing the rhythms of transformation. In a dance studio, the ghost of a rocky shore flickers across the walls. A camera drops. A woman rises. Through symbolic animals, fragmented imagery, and layered soundscapes, Traces becomes a vivid dialogue between opposing worlds. It takes you on a surreal journey through memory, somatic dance, and self-discovery, propelled by a bold, march-like score that blends electronic textures, cello, and Chinese percussion, blurring the line between the ordinary and the extraordinary. Traces is a poetic and visually arresting short film that invites audiences to reflect on how we define creativity, professionalism, and the spaces in between.

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Credits:

Director/ Producer: Sumi Xiaomei Cheng
Choreographer: Sumi Xiaomei Cheng
Dancer: Sumi Xiaomei Cheng
Cinematographers: Michael Mendones, Saba Khatamy, Jiaying Gao, Sumi Xiaomei Cheng, Yi-Hsien Chi.
Music Composer: Jui-Ying Huang
Editor: Sumi Xiaomei Cheng
Poster Designer: Sumi Xiaomei Cheng